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Prison State : The Challenge of Mass Incarceration / Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Useem, Bert.
Morrison Piehl, Anne .
Series:
Cambridge books online.
Cambridge Studies in Criminology
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prisons--United States.
Prisons.
Corrections.
Prisons--Overcrowding.
United States.
Prison administration--United States.
Prison administration.
Prisons--Overcrowding--United States.
Corrections--United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
PDF
Contents:
1 The Buildup to Mass Incarceration 1
2 Causes of the Prison Buildup 14
3 More Prison, Less Crime? 51
4 Prison Buildup and Disorder 81
5 The Buildup and Inmate Release 116
6 Impact of the Buildup on the Labor Market 141
7 Conclusion: Right-Sizing Prison 169.
Notes:
Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Mar 2012).
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Print version:
ISBN:
9780511813573
9780521885850
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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